The ultrasonic-vibration-assisted pressing process can improve the fluidity and the uneven distribution of density and particle size of WC-Co powder. However, the microscopic mechanism of ultrasonic vibration on the powder remains unclear. In this pa...
Tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC–Co) agglomerated powder is widely used for additive manufacturing and spray coating, and a reduction in internal gaps in the powder is required to obtain a product of high quality. In this paper, we investigate...
This study investigated how process parameters of laser cladding affect the microstructure and mechanical properties of WC-12Co composite coating for use as a protective layer of continuous caster rolls. WC-Co powders, WC-Ni powders, and Ni-Cr alloy...
The Al-alloying treated tungsten carbide (WC)-Co tool was subjected to grinding using a jaw crusher and planetary mill followed by three wet chemical treatment steps to establish an effective recycling process for WC scraps, especially those generate...
This article presents the microstructure, hardness, fracture toughness coefficient KIC and phase composition of submicron WC-4Co carbides. The carbides were sintered using the innovative U-FAST (Upgraded Field Assisted Sintering Technology) method, f...
Processing of tool materials for cutting applications presents challenges in additive manufacturing (AM). Processes must be carefully managed in order to promote the formation of favourable high-integrity ‘builds’. In this study, for the...
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has been one of the most useful processes in the manufacturing field. It has significant advantages in terms of the benefits of feature freedom and material waste reduction. These processes commonly use a heat source...
HVAF WC-10Co-4Cr coating has been applied to the extreme wear protection of lightweight titanium alloy workpieces. However, the new generation of lightweight titanium alloy inner bore wear-resistant workpieces is faced with strong wear and instantane...
This article researches the effect of ultrafine (submicron) tungsten carbide powder addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of WC-10Co cemented carbide produced by the extrusion of a highly filled polymer. This addition aims to devel...
This study investigates the impact of carbon on the kinetics of the spark plasma sintering (SPS) of nano- and submicron powders WC-10 wt.%Co. Carbon, in the form of graphite, was introduced into powders by mixing. The activation energy of solid-phase...
In this study, graded cemented carbide layers were fabricated using Laser Powder-Directed Energy Deposition (LP-DED) to investigate the effects of laser input energy and WC content on crack formation, compositional distribution, and hardness. Two-lay...
The selective laser melting process is a growing technology for the manufacture of parts with very complex geometry. However, not all materials are suitable for this process, involving rapid localized melting and solidification. Tungsten has difficul...
The spray drying of hard metal (WC-Co) powders is a critical step in the production of high-performance cutting and wear-resistant tools. Traditionally, organic solvents such as ethanol or acetone are employed in this process, despite posing substant...
This paper presents the possibility of using the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) method to obtain WCCo composite materials. Such materials are used as cutting blades for machining wood-based materials. Two series of composites, different in grain size a...
The present study aimed to investigate the tribological behavior of high-temperature vacuum-brazed WC-Co-NiP functional coatings deposited on 16MnCr5 case hardening steel. Dry sliding wear resistance was evaluated using a non-conformal ball-on-disk a...
The paper presents the effect of diamond particle size (varying between 2.5 µm and 20 µm) on the microstructure, density and hardness of WC-Co/diamond composites. The obtained materials contained 30% vol. diamond. The advanced sintering m...
WC-Co (tungsten carbide-cobalt) composites are widely used in industry, wear-resistant parts, and cutting tools. As successful tool materials, WC-Co carbides are widely applied in metal cutting, wear applications, chipless forming, stoneworking, wood...
Over the last few decades, the high velocity oxygen fuel (HVOF) spraying of WC-CoCr for internal diameter (ID) coating has attracted much interest for hard chrome replacement. Current demands for the ID coating of small cylindrical parts necessitates...
Samples using powders of four different fractions, 15–20 μm, 20–30 μm, 30–40 μm and 40–45 μm, were fabricated to investigate the wear resistance, corrosion resistance and tribological properties of the 86WC-10Co-4C...
One type of multimodal (comprised of nanometer and sub-micrometer WC particles) and two types of conventional (comprised of nanometer and sub-micrometer WC particles, respectively) WC/Co powders were deposited on AISI 304L stainless steel substrates...
Recent work indicates that the high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) thermal spraying WC–Co coatings have been used to enhance the wear resistance of various engineering components in a variety of industrial environments. In the present work, WC–Co powder, c...
More and more attention is being paid to the influence of powder mixing on the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of WC-based cemented carbides. In this study, WC was mixed with Ni and Ni/Co, respectively, by chemical plating and co-preci...
In this paper, three commercial cermet powders, WC-Co-Cr, WC-Co and WC-Cr3C2-Ni, were sprayed by the High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) method onto magnesium alloy AZ31 substrate. The coatings were investigated in terms of their microstructure, phase anal...
For several years, researchers have been exploring the use of the binder jetting powder-based additive manufacturing process to produce WC-Co hardmetals. Compared to other additive manufacturing processes, binder jetting has the potential for high-vo...
Cemented carbides WC-Co are one of the basic tool materials. They constitute over half of the currently used tools intended for machining. The main advantages of WC-Co cemented carbides are high hardness and abrasion resistance. The properties of WC-...
In this research, a life cycle inventory (LCI) is developed for tungsten carbide–cobalt (WC-Co) coatings deposited via atmospheric plasma spray (APS), high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF), and cold gas spray (CGS) techniques. For the APS process, a mi...
The study focuses on microstructural evolution in a WC-Co powder mixture during Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) processing. This powder mixture contained a 13 ± 0.6% weight fraction of Co binder and WC particles...
In this paper, the influence of a nickel binder metal and molybdenum carbide as an additional alloying element on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of WC-based cemented carbides, processed by conventional powder metallurgy, was studied, and a...
In this paper, the electrochemical corrosion resistance of near-nano and nanostructured WC-Co cemented carbides was investigated. WC powders with an average grain size dBET in the range from 95 nm to 150 nm and with an addition of vanadium carbide (V...
The fabrication of WC-based cemented carbides faced challenges including inhomogeneous composition and grain coarsening. To solve these problems, WC–Co cemented carbides were fabricated via spark plasma sintering (SPS) using core–shell WC...
The paper presents results of investigations on the binderless nanostructured tungsten carbide (WC) cutting tools fabrication and performance. The scientific novelty includes the description of some regularities of the powder consolidation under elec...
Tungsten carbide (WC) is widely used in wear-resistant parts due to its excellent wear resistance. Iron-based alloys are used in the repair and remanufacturing of engine components due to their good compatibility with iron-based workpieces. In order...
This paper reviews recent advances in the synthesis of cobalt-free high-strength tungsten carbide (WC) composites as sustainable alternatives to conventional WC-Co composites. Due to the high cost of cobalt, limited supply, and environmental concerns...
In this work, the samples of the WC-Fe-Ni-Co composition were obtained and studied. Alloy NiCo 29-18 is used as a binder (Fe-Ni-Co). In this paper, a comparative analysis of the samples obtained using commercial micron-sized WC powder and the samples...
A Co-based composite powder, doped with rare earth Y, was crafted through a series of processes involving spray-drying, calcination, and low-temperature reduction. This powder was then blended with tungsten carbide (WC) powder and subjected to ball-m...
The increasing reliance on conventional coatings such as WC-Co raises serious environmental and health concerns due to the toxicity of cobalt and the ecological footprint of these materials. To address this challenge, the present study explores the d...
The main objective of this work was to assess and compare the structure and mechanical properties of the TiN and TiAlN coatings deposited on a new WC-Co tool using the cathodic arc evaporation vacuum deposition (CAE-PVD) technique. The cutting tool w...
The manuscript analyzes the impact of the HVOF (high-velocity oxygen fuel) coating spraying technology on a substrate made of a light and high-specific-strength magnesium casting alloy from the AZ31 series. Among others, the following were examined:...
This work analyzes the differences found in hard metal coatings produced by two high velocity thermal spray techniques, namely high velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF) and high velocity air-fuel (HVAF). Additionally, the effect of the metallic matrix and cerami...
Grinding is a finishing process for high precision, high surface quality parts, and hard materials, including tool fabrication and sharpening. The recycling of grinding scraps, which often contain rare and costly materials such as tungsten carbide (W...
Binder Jetting (BJT), a powder-based additive manufacturing technology, has been shown to be a fast and reproducible green shaping process for many different metals. Due to its high productivity and versatility in material processing, BJT is gaining...
This work was mainly focused on the processing-parameter-related microstructure and properties of ultrafine WC-10Co-0.4VC-0.5Cr3C2 cemented carbide. The samples were prepared via a spark plasma sintering (SPS) technique using nano WC and Co powders a...
The aim of the research was to disclose the performance of ceramic-metal composites, in particular TiC-based cermets and WC-Co hardmetals, as tool materials for friction stir welding (FSW) of aluminium alloys, stainless steels and copper. The model t...
This study focuses on the preparation of fine-grained WC/Co composite powder using rolling ball milling and spray drying techniques. The cemented carbide composition achieved through low-pressure sintering technology was WC-10Co-0.5Cr3C2-1TaC-0.5Ru (...
Material extrusion (MEX) allows for the production of advanced cutting tools with new internal cooling systems, which are suitable for new machining equipment. To produce cutting tools via this process, hardmetal and cermet feedstock must be prepared...
This paper presents a study on thermally sprayed coatings. Coatings produced by high-velocity oxygen–fuel spraying HVOF and plasma spraying deposited on the A03590 aluminum casting alloy are tested. The subject of this research concerns coating...
This paper examines the impact of a multilayered gradient coating, applied via plasma-activated chemical vapor deposition (PACVD), on the structural and mechanical attributes of nanostructured WC-Co cemented carbides. WC-Co samples containing 5 and 1...
Using the supersonic plasma spraying (SPS) technique, the preparation of a NiCrBSi (Ni60) coating was achieved by adding nano TiO2 in Ni60 coating with WC ceramic particles. Ni60-TiO2 (Ni60T) and Ni60-TiO2/WC coating (Ni60TW) were successfully prepar...
The coating is one of the biggest problems in the recycling of coated multicomponent hardmetal scraps. The isothermal oxidation behavior of WC-Co multicomponent cemented carbide inserts with a TiCN/Al2O3/TiN hard coating in the recycling process was...
Conventional WC-Co hard metals have proven to be difficult to manufacture by means of laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB), resulting in residual pores, crack formation, foreign phase formation, and the inhomogeneous growth of the carbide phase. Alternat...
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